The 1950s should be considered a time of affluence for the United States. by Kristine Owens

The 1950s should be considered a time of affluence for the United States. by Kristine Owens https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s APUSH - conformity 1950s en-us 2016-09-02 16:01:52 UTC 2024-05-21 16:57:52 UTC hello@padlet.com EVIDENCE SUPPORTING CLAIM owensk https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121367500 2016-09-02 16:13:41 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121367500 EVIDENCE OPPOSING CLAIM owensk https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121367769 2016-09-02 16:14:47 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121367769 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393101 "A lawsuit forced Levitt to begin selling to non-whites in the 1960s, but by 1990, his Long Island community, with a population of 53,000, included only 127 black residents. (Foner 743)" ]]> 2016-09-02 17:51:34 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393101 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393258 period of economic expansion]]> 2016-09-02 17:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393258 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393372 People were able to move to the suburbs ]]> 2016-09-02 17:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393372 People after the war were living better then their parents, grandparents. https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393612 2016-09-02 17:53:00 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393612 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393614 African Americans not able to move into suburbs.]]> 2016-09-02 17:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393614 People were able to afford things that weren't necessities such as toys, TVs, cars, etc. https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393622 2016-09-02 17:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393622 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393701 people were able to get a better education because they didn't have to go off to a war at such a young age. They could get a full education, go to college and have the ability to get more successful jobs ]]> 2016-09-02 17:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393701 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393749 Not everyone was well off or able to afford things that made society "affluent"]]> 2016-09-02 17:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393749 We were able to afford materialistic objects https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393757 2016-09-02 17:53:20 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393757 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393762 African American poverty]]> 2016-09-02 17:53:21 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393762 stable https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393857 stable prices

]]> 2016-09-02 17:53:39 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393857 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393905 People couldn't afford maintenance on the luxury items they purchased]]> 2016-09-02 17:53:47 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393905 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393961 False representation in media]]> 2016-09-02 17:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121393961 The cold war increased industrial production so more jobs were created https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121394008 2016-09-02 17:54:06 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121394008 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121394102 Many new innovations]]> 2016-09-02 17:54:23 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121394102 Didn't have to be rich to live there - affordable to both white and blue collar workers https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121394150 2016-09-02 17:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121394150 It was a much more affluent society than it had been during the rough years of the war.  https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121394337 2016-09-02 17:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121394337 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121394363 The Man in The Grey Flannel Suit showed how real families were/could be- not everyone was well off]]> 2016-09-02 17:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121394363 Conformity sometimes forced people to spend money they didn't have. https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121394394 2016-09-02 17:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121394394 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121394446 Education was not a primary focus of life during 1950s (resources -> entertainment (excerpt we read on Sputnik]]> 2016-09-02 17:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121394446 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121394461 conformity standards were everywhere

]]> 2016-09-02 17:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121394461 Housing like Suburbs were being built https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121394592 2016-09-02 17:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121394592 Originally only $100 to make a down payment on a suburban home https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121394662 2016-09-02 17:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121394662 African Americans were still segregated and were not given the opportunities that  white people were https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121394862 2016-09-02 17:56:54 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121394862 Baby Boom https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121394986 2016-09-02 17:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121394986 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395014 Suburbs were cheaper than living in city, so living there would not make a family be considered affluent]]> 2016-09-02 17:57:23 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395014 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395135 Women usually didn't obtain jobs for personal fulfillment or for a steady income, but to help bring in extra money for the "middle-class lifestyle"]]> 2016-09-02 17:57:46 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395135 Low unemployment rates https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395158 2016-09-02 17:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395158 The economy was growing. The building of the 41,000 mile expressway created jobs, boosted car manufacturers, oil companies, and suburban builders. This also introduced new industries such as motels and roadside eating establishments like McDonald's.  https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395160 2016-09-02 17:57:52 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395160 Government spent money on highways and welfare https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395222 2016-09-02 17:58:02 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395222 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395262 Baby boom = more mouths to feed = more money going to the family rather than affluent luxuries]]> 2016-09-02 17:58:11 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395262 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395277 New parties being created that opposed the government]]> 2016-09-02 17:58:15 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395277 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395289 media wanted to show society the best way of life which was fake while most of america didnt see how the majority of people lived but the media wanted it to look good just like today ]]> 2016-09-02 17:58:17 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395289 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395440 "As the white population and industrial jobs fled the old city centers for the suburbs, poorer blacks and Latinos remained trapped in urban ghettos, seem by many whites as places of crime, poverty, and welfare." (Foner 743)]]> 2016-09-02 17:58:48 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395440 When they had children, most money went into necessities such as food and education so material things couldn't be afforded https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395498 2016-09-02 17:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395498 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395526 African Americans made up a good chunk of society and they weren't able to secure jobs or good housing]]> 2016-09-02 17:59:13 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395526 Unfair conformity for women who had different goals than what society's were for them https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395621 2016-09-02 17:59:32 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395621 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395673 Media suggested that ultimate female goal was marriage, which kept most women from making their own money]]> 2016-09-02 17:59:44 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395673 Vaccines and medicines were being created  https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395730 2016-09-02 17:59:56 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395730 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395915 Incline in inflation -> higher taxes -> less money -> more work]]> 2016-09-02 18:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121395915 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121396318 Federal housing agencies used mortgages that barred house resale to anyone who wasn't white]]> 2016-09-02 18:01:40 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121396318 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121396557 Racial exclusion- non-whites had manual and unskilled jobs because of employment discrimination and exclusion from educational opportunities.]]> 2016-09-02 18:02:18 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121396557 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121397156 Feminism classified as mental disorder- women couldn't advocate for themselves in society.]]> 2016-09-02 18:04:05 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121397156 The Holiday Inn was founded! https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121397370 2016-09-02 18:04:47 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121397370 First drive in resturant was founded! https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121397535 2016-09-02 18:05:21 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121397535 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121398233 Little Boxes satire on suburban life]]> 2016-09-02 18:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121398233 https://padlet.com/owensk/affluent_society_1950s/wish/121399082 The extent for the 1950’s to be considered an affluent society is small, it does not go very far. Society was not all the wealthy, the media just wanted society appear good and hide the other side, which is basically middle class.

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